Connecticut Academic Performance Test

October 21, 1995

* Here are the town-by-town results of the Connecticut Academic Performance Test, given to all of Connecticut's public high school sophomores last May. Students were tested in mathematics, science and language arts and on an interdisciplinary test -- a writing assignment combining several academic disciplines. The figures in each column represent the percentage of students reaching the state goal. The standards are set at a high level, requiring students to apply knowledge to complex problems and to communicate their understanding. To reach the language arts standard, students must earn satisfactory scores on two tests, one focusing on interpretation of literature and the other on applying the rules of English.